It’s an invitation to take time at the end of the week to unwind and connect with your family, your community, your religion. No matter what your Jewish background, sharing a Friday night Shabbat meal ...

As anyone who has spent weeks cleaning for Passover can attest, the Shabbat before the holiday is often, as the kids would say, mid. Paranoid about any hametz landing under couches, stressed about the ...

In an age of technological dominance and perpetual growth, Shabbat’s message may be the Torah’s most urgent contribution: ...

The Jewish Shabbat, or Sabbath, begins just before sundown on Friday and continues through sundown on Saturday, until three stars are visible in the sky. It is a day of rest and a time to reflect on ...

In the wake of Oct. 7 and the subsequent surge of antisemitism worldwide, many have asked how we should respond to this darkness. The answer, I believe, lies in one of our most powerful traditions: ...

(RNS) — With her latest book, she turns back to her roots in a Modern Orthodox home where her mother cooked dishes typical of the Ashkenazi tradition. (RNS) — Ashkenazi food, the kind prepared by Jews ...

Hold the Manishevitz. This is not your bubbe’s Shabbat. Gen Z and Millennial New Yorkers are eschewing the traditional Friday night Jewish dinners for buzzy Shabbat-themed parties at trendy bars and ...

Through “Shabbat Shalom.” Quietly. In a Jewish way. As a sign of agreement. As a sign of respect. As if saying without words: ...

Originally from Peru, Rossi is not Jewish. His first Shabbat experience ever was at the Town School in 2024, after Jewish ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Nine a.m. on a Saturday morning might be one of the few times during the week that Times Square isn’t brimming with tourists, theater-goers and commuters. But when you bring ...

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